The morning news. [volume] (Savannah, Ga.) 1887-1900, 1887-10-25
ETIOuETTE IGNORED.
The Uncivilized Way Atlanta Treated
Some of Her Visitors.


Some of Her Visitors.
The Atlanta correspondent Of the Augusta
Chronicle writes as follows about the ex-
position: another oversight which oc-
CURED and which was so palpably wrong
that was sure it was the result of mistake
and not intention, was allowing visiting
military companies, who came by INVITA-
ton of the exposition to take part IN the
sham battle, to pay their way into the
grounds. This, upon investigation, l found
| to have occurred in this way; 1t was ex-
pected that the military would march out
to the grounds as an escort to the Presi-
dent, in which case, of course, they
would have passed into the gates with
out hindrance; but when the day proved so
incement it was decided not to have the IN
fantry march out through the muddy
streets, and they were directed to go out on
the railroad exposition cars. This put them
out on the opposite side of the grounds TO
the main entrance. At these gates the only
instructions the gatekeepers had were TO let
nobody in or out without ticket. The
managers neglected to give other orders IN
reference to the military, and so 1t hap
pened that several of the companies had to
pay their way. This was of course an
awkward oversight, and the exposition
managers have promptly refunded the
money i'll cases that have been brought to
their attention, If there are any companies
who have not had their money refunded, If
the Captain will make out an account OF
the amount paid out and send it to the ex-
position managers it will be promptly
attended to.
Zone of the just subjects of criticism was
the neglect of the visiting official represen-
tives of other States. Friends of Gov. Tay-
lor. of Tennessee, complain very much at
the way he was neglected, and when at a
late hour he received q personal invitation
to the club reception, which did not include
his staff officers, who came as his escort, he
properly declined it,
9Th n, again, there has been some com
ment upon the way the officers of the Pied
mont Exposition monopolized the President
and his wife on public occasions, it being
urged by some that instead of the President
and Vice President of the exposition occu-
plying the Presidential carriage it would
have been more fitting to have had Gov
and Mrs. Gordon as their companions, and
TO have had more extended procession,
which should have included the entire party
accompanying the President and the visit
ing Governors of other States with their
staff officers and the Mayor of Atlanta
There is no lack of comment upon
the neglect of Mayor Cooper through
out the affair After the recep-
ton of the General Assembly and State Off
cials in the executive office when the party
left for the exposition grounds, Gov Gordon
was allowed to look out for himself aud fol-
low along in his own private carriage As
he made mis- way through the crowded street,
however, to his carriage there was no lack
of honor to him there, for so many Geor-
gians focked about him to shake his hand
and look on his beloved features that it was
some little time before he could join Mrs
Gordon in the vehicle and follow the pro-
cession. There are two sides to the ques-
ton, though President Cleveland was the
guest of the exposition, and not of the State
of Georgia, and while it might have given
| him higher opinion of the ex-
position managers to have seen them
honorng their distinguished Governor,
and giving him a prominent place in
the exercises of the procession, still, if they
| did not do so, it was nobody's business but
their own but, then, you know, people will
| talk. The people of Georgia, however, never
| allow Gov. Gordon neglected when they
| have an opportunity to honor him, and.
both at the exposition grounds and the re-
| viewing stand of the torchlght procession,
| he had to make brief acknowledgements of
| their enthusiastic calls for him. But the ex-
| cuse that he was not the guest of the State
could not hold good in Mayor Cooper's case,
for he was the guest of Atlanta, and his
visit was to the Gate City as much as to its
| exposition, and vet so far as any public
recognition goes President and Mrs. Cleve-
| land do not even know that Atlanta has
Mayor 1t isn't every exposition that Sc
cures the President and his wife as an attrac-
ton, however, and when the President and
Vice President of the exposition got them
in their flower bedecled carriage safely en-
route to the fair grounds, the scene of pro-
prietorship was too enchanting to allow
them to remember those little social ethics
and amenities that it might have been more
modest and creditable for them to have
borne in mind